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Currie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Currie took in $451 thousand and spent $864 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money20%Federal tax money12%Fines and other11%

What stands out

12%

of Currie's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$134 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$119 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$44 thousand
  • Water$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
12%$52 thousand

State tax money20%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
20%$91 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

45%

of Currie's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$252 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$118 thousand
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$80 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Currie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Currie itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.